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  3. For years and years people have been saying that the railways arc dead. "We

For years and years people have been saying that the railways arc dead. "We

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问题     For years and years people have been saying that the railways arc dead. "We can do without railways," people say, as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they are dying. But this is far from the truth. In those days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes.  And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which a plane or motorcar could never do.
    Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning. For we have just entered the age of super fast trains, trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorcars we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason. [br] The best title for this passage may be      .
选项 A、Not the End But the Beginning
B、Which Is the Best: Train, Motorcar or Plane?
C、Trains Are More Competitive than Motorcars or Plane
D、Oh, Super fast Trains
答案 A
解析 文章的主旨是指出人们原来对铁路交通的一些错误观点，介绍现代铁路的发展使铁路交通重现生机，丝毫不逊于其他交通方式，而且如文章第二段第四句And we are only at the beginning.所说，这些进步只是一个开端，还有更好的发展前景，以证明铁路交通确实“复活”了。因此选A
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